On 10/30/05, James Dickens <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > oops meant that to go the the list as well > > ---------- Forwarded message ---------- > From: James Dickens <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Date: Oct 30, 2005 1:54 AM > Subject: Re: [osol-discuss] Installation Issues on Pentium III 128 MB PC > To: Ashish Banerjee <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > On 10/30/05, Ashish Banerjee <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > I have downloaded the Open Solaris (Solaris Express Build 24, CD 1, English > > for x86 platforms). I have trouble installing Open Solaris on my pentium > > III, ~ 128 MB system. > > > > I already had Linux Fedora core 2 installed on this system previuosly and > > had also once successfully installed Solaris 9 installed on the same system. > > > > The Fedora Info Center reported that the Total Physical memory is 123.18 MB. > > > > When I try to boot form the 1st install CD of Open Solaris, it displays a > > console which says "GNU GRUB version 0.95 (640K lower/ 129024K upper > > memory)" and there are three options. I have tried all options, one after > > the other and get the same result. > > It give a message "Booting 'Solaris' " and the third line reads > > module /boot/x86.miniroot and displays a few dots. > > Thereafter it says > > [b]Error 28: Selected item cannot fit into memory[/b] > > Solaris express and opensolaris currently require 256MB of ram for > install... after that it will run in less... but because of the way > grub works duing the install it needs 256, you can use solaris 10 i > think, but for now your out of luck with opensolaris/solaris express.
This blog about stripping the install image might be useful: http://blogs.sun.com/roller/page/setje?entry=post_new_boot_solaris_on -- Eric Enright _______________________________________________ opensolaris-discuss mailing list [email protected]
